Overview:

A Mayoral initiative launched in 2014—the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety—targeted 15 of the most crime-impacted NYCHA developments, including developments in Central Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick neighborhoods. The Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety provided significant new funding for interventions to reduce violence in targeted NYCHA developments. CASES was selected by the NYC Department of Probation to provide a mentoring intervention serving high-risk youth age 16-24 residing in or near NYCHA housing in Tompkins housing. This intervention—Next STEPS (Striving toward Engagement and Peaceful Solutions)—features:

• Individual and group mentoring by “credible messengers,” adults who have successfully navigated challenges similar to those experienced by participating youth, including neighborhood of residence, poverty, and/or justice involvement
• Use of the evidence-based Interactive Journaling mentoring curriculum
• Linkages to CASES’ employment and mental health treatment services and to other appropriate community providers

Part-Time: This position is for up to 6 hours per week. Applicants must be available Monday and Wednesday from 5pm-8pm. Other hours can be scheduled as needed/available.

We believe that in-person operations are the best way to serve our clients, both directly and through essential operational support. This job requires work in our offices and/or the community.

All applicants must comply with CASES/NYC's vaccination policy. Individuals selected for employment cannot begin working until they provide verification that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (with an FDA-authorized vaccine) or submit and gain approval for a Medical or Religious Exemption. Individuals approved for exemption must submit weekly PCR test results.

Reports to: Program Coordinator, Next STEPS- Tompkins

• Developing professional mentor/mentee relationships to promote positive family, community and peer associations
• Displaying creativity through activities and experiences with mentee
• Supporting mentees to pursue new interests, become engaged in their community (however defined by youth) and better develop important supportive relationships
• Engaging youth in community resources that support their goals
• Participating in team meetings and supervision
• Participating in trainings internally and externally
• Other duties as assigned by Program Coordinator and/or Program Director

• Some experience engaging youth/adolescents
• HS diploma or Equivalent preferred;
• Some Facilitation Skills and One to One Mentoring Skills
• We highly value candidates who have faced similar challenges as our youth and/or who live/lived in the Brooklyn community the program serves.
• A desire to engage with youth in a meaningful and supportive way;
• Ability to be creative and flexible;
• Commitment to active youth engagement through collaboration with youth and their families;
• Trained in or committed to training to become competent in a motivational interviewing and trauma informed approach as a means of engaging young people;

Part-Time: This position is for up to 6 hours per week at a rate of $22 per hour.

Additional information:

In one document, attach your cover letter and resume in PDF or Word format. No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal justice system.